Annoying habit

I've got a new annoying habit. (What are the others? You'll have to ask my husband. Sometimes I just drive him nuts.) When we're out and about, if someone is having trouble hearing another person, I just jump right in to translate. Case in point, at the Bodock Festival a man was trying to ask a vendor where she was from. After two attempts, I spoke up and repeated what the vendor had said. I got a snappy "I heard her" as a reply. Okay, maybe you did but I was just trying to be helpful.

This was not the first time I've butted in. But I've figured out WHY I'm doing it. I've been translating so long for Will. Will's got a great vocabulary. Since I'm around him the most, I recognize the most words. At the doctor's office during checkups I remember there were guidelines for language. Here's a chart. Basically, at age 3 a stranger should be able to understand about 2/3 of what your child is saying though you might recognize more. At age 4, it goes up to 90 percent. So that still leaves 10 percent that I repeat if I see someone didn't hear or understand what Will said.

So what new annoying "motherly" habits have you picked up since having kids?

Happy Homemaker

I found this little gem at our newest neighborhood thrift store. 

"What will I be from A to Z" by Donald L. Gelb was published in 1965 

by the National Dairy Council. Maybe a promotional buy 2 milks get a book type deal? You can also be a Kennel owner, X-ray man or Rocket builder. But don't think the dairy council is left out of the mix. D is for doctor but F is for farmer ... a dairy farmer. There's also the Ice cream maker and Milkman.

Enjoy your Monday! I'm off to have fun pleasing everyone and make a time machine because that's the only way I'll find time to do much more!